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By his own admission, his work schedule covers only six months of the calendar year.
But Gino D’Acampo admits that he and his wife Jessica have their own lives and often spend long periods of time apart during their free time.
The flamboyant Italian chef splits his time between homes in the UK and his native Italy with Jessica and their three children, Luciano, 22, Rocco, 19, and Mia, 12.
But D’Acampo, 38, says his time away from work is carefully balanced so he can be alone, something he says helps strengthen his 24-year marriage.
he said heat: ‘I believe that not only is it important to spend quality time with my family, but I also strongly believe in spending time alone. You discover new things about yourself and have time to think, something people don’t do often enough.
Gino D’Acampo admits that he and his wife Jessica have their own lives and often spend long periods of time apart during their free time.
D’Acampo says his time outside of work is carefully balanced so he can be alone, something he says helps strengthen his 24-year marriage.
“Everyone is always so busy and alone time is very important to my marriage.”
He added: “Jessica and I have been together for 31 years, we have three children and we have never had any problems, because we have our own lives separate from each other.”
D’Acampo met his wife as a teenager, while working at Sylvester Stallone’s Mambo King restaurant in Marbella, where he served as head chef.
They married in 2002 and renewed their vows in 2021, but the Italian star rejects the idea that time apart could lead to affairs.
Talking to OK! Magazine, explained: “You need to balance your married life with your ‘single life.'”
‘I can be away for a month and I’ll talk to my wife once a week for about 20 minutes. Then when I get back we can talk about it all.
The TV chef confessed that he doesn’t understand what some of his friends talk to their wives about when they chat on the phone for over an hour, as he chooses to keep his phone calls with Jessica short and sweet.
D’Acampo also admitted that she will go out for dinner and drinks with other women while on a solo vacation.
The flamboyant Italian chef splits his time between homes in the UK and his native Italy with Jessica and their three children, Luciano, 22, Rocco, 19, and Mia, 12.
D’Acampo met his wife as a teenager, while working at Sylvester Stallone’s Mambo King restaurant in Marbella, where he served as head chef.
He said: ‘Do you think if I wanted to be unfaithful to my wife I would need to organize a holiday? I can do it anytime, anywhere. So once you get that out of your head, going on holiday alone doesn’t matter.’
D’Acampo previously spoke about how he met his wife in an interview on Good Morning Britain in 2022.
He revealed: ‘When I met my wife, I never had any experience with other women because I was only 17. She had amazing blonde hair and a huge… personality. And after a few weeks he showed me something I had never had before.
“So I got there and basically all I was thinking was, ‘Am I going to get laid?'”
‘Am I allowed to say that? Or I will say making love, is it better? But anyway, yes, she invited me and cooked for me.
Jessica flew to Australia to be with D’Acampo when she won the 2009 series I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!